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Healthy futures : Securing New Brunswick's health care system

8 Jun 2004

With respect to the Provincial Health Plan, the act specifies that: 6(1) The Minister shall establish, and may amend, a provincial health plan, which shall include (a) the principles upon which the provision of health services in the province are to be based, (b) the provincial objectives and priorities for the provision of health services in the Province or areas of the Province, (c) the health s [...] The PHQC recommended a realignment of roles between the Department of Health and Wellness and Regional Health Authorities, giving RHAs a mandate for the delivery of a broader spectrum of health services. [...] Accountable to All Ongoing reporting of activities, progress, and performance of the health care system through the Accountability Framework, the Health Care Report Card and other provincial and federal/provincial/territorial reporting mechanisms will help ensure that New Brunswickers are able to understand, assess, and measure how well the system is working for them. [...] The provincial Emergencies Measures Act requires the Department of Health and Wellness to assess disaster problems and related disaster functions; prepare staff instruction, emergency orders and regulations; and plan for the establishment and operation of emergency health services in the event of a disaster. [...] To harness new technology to our needs, the Department of Health and Wellness and the eight Regional Health Authorites have established an Office of E-Health to champion the development and integration of a broad range of information technology for the health system and promotion of expanded tele-health services.
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ISBN
1553960637
Pages
56
Published in
Canada

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